25 Series · SOC 25-1113

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$76,210

per year

Median Hourly

N/A

per hour

Mean Salary

$81,880

average

Employment

13,350

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th Percentile

$45,370

25th Percentile

$57,080

Median

$76,210

75th Percentile

$98,570

90th Percentile

$129,280

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Hawaii $129,160 2. California $121,070 3. New York $101,100 4. South Carolina $95,610 5. Kansas $94,850

Lowest Paying States

41. Montana $41,380 42. Idaho $59,920 43. Illinois $60,310 44. Oklahoma $60,870 45. Florida $60,910

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Hawaii	$129,160	$118,510	120	+69% above national
2	California	$121,070	$130,330	80	+59% above national
3	New York	$101,100	$105,750	1,770	+33% above national
4	South Carolina	$95,610	$99,670	80	+25% above national
5	Kansas	$94,850	$91,840	70	+24% above national
6	Texas	$87,360	$89,280	170	+15% above national
7	Connecticut	$85,830	$89,470	230	+13% above national
8	Rhode Island	$83,790	$88,200	N/A	+10% above national
9	Maryland	$83,430	$96,790	160	+9% above national
10	Alabama	$81,800	$79,860	300	+7% above national
11	New Jersey	$80,460	$83,240	380	+6% above national
12	Maine	$79,540	$86,780	80	+4% above national
13	Minnesota	$79,370	$77,590	390	+4% above national
14	District of Columbia	$78,860	$80,770	N/A	+3% above national
15	Massachusetts	$78,170	$97,140	820	+3% above national
16	Puerto Rico	$75,730	$94,870	70	1% below national
17	Pennsylvania	$74,950	$82,010	880	2% below national
18	Washington	$74,710	$83,370	280	2% below national
19	New Hampshire	$74,150	$76,110	80	3% below national
20	Arizona	$73,770	$75,830	380	3% below national
21	Nevada	$73,060	$77,160	100	4% below national
22	Oregon	$72,730	$76,550	170	5% below national
23	Iowa	$70,850	$71,190	140	7% below national
24	North Carolina	$69,260	$72,690	600	9% below national
25	Virginia	$68,420	$75,500	280	10% below national
26	Georgia	$66,860	$72,600	120	12% below national
27	Delaware	$66,130	$70,440	80	13% below national
28	Arkansas	$65,670	$70,590	120	14% below national
29	West Virginia	$65,570	$73,510	90	14% below national
30	Wisconsin	$64,690	$76,830	340	15% below national
31	Utah	$64,140	$70,840	150	16% below national
32	South Dakota	$64,100	$67,620	90	16% below national
33	Michigan	$63,950	$80,400	610	16% below national
34	Missouri	$62,990	$71,830	190	17% below national
35	Indiana	$62,690	$76,430	340	18% below national
36	Ohio	$62,340	$63,810	770	18% below national
37	Kentucky	$61,900	$70,420	310	19% below national
38	Tennessee	$61,780	$70,020	200	19% below national
39	Mississippi	$61,200	$66,820	N/A	20% below national
40	New Mexico	$61,200	$65,250	260	20% below national
41	Florida	$60,910	$69,730	60	20% below national
42	Oklahoma	$60,870	$64,430	60	20% below national
43	Illinois	$60,310	$78,460	770	21% below national
44	Idaho	$59,920	$65,060	100	21% below national
45	Montana	$41,380	$54,580	N/A	46% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $130,400 2. Urban Honolulu, HI $130,240 3. New Haven, CT $104,470 4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $101,300 5. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $101,100

Lowest Paying Metros

58. Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $39,620 59. Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $46,730 60. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,930 61. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $49,540 62. Auburn-Opelika, AL $56,110

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$130,400	50	+71% above national
2	Urban Honolulu, HI	$130,240	90	+71% above national
3	New Haven, CT	$104,470	N/A	+37% above national
4	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$101,300	1,550	+33% above national
5	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$101,100	120	+33% above national
6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$97,490	50	+28% above national
7	Columbia, SC	$95,610	50	+25% above national
8	Ann Arbor, MI	$84,370	150	+11% above national
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$83,430	220	+9% above national
10	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$82,360	90	+8% above national
11	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$80,760	700	+6% above national
12	Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$80,150	30	+5% above national
13	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$79,870	200	+5% above national
14	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$79,570	40	+4% above national
15	Portland-South Portland, ME	$79,540	N/A	+4% above national
16	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$79,260	100	+4% above national
17	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$78,430	340	+3% above national
18	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$78,330	50	+3% above national
19	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$77,690	90	+2% above national
20	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$77,610	70	+2% above national
21	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$77,420	90	+2% above national
22	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$77,210	50	+1% above national
23	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$77,070	70	+1% above national
24	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$75,780	60	1% below national
25	Springfield, MA	$75,660	40	1% below national
26	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$75,310	150	1% below national
27	Mankato, MN	$75,100	N/A	1% below national
28	Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$73,880	50	3% below national
29	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$73,770	N/A	3% below national
30	Pittsburgh, PA	$73,170	200	4% below national
31	Lancaster, PA	$72,840	40	4% below national
32	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$72,670	60	5% below national
33	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$72,550	30	5% below national
34	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$69,550	110	9% below national
35	Athens-Clarke County, GA	$68,270	N/A	10% below national
36	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$65,890	80	14% below national
37	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$65,280	50	14% below national
38	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$64,440	100	15% below national
39	Kansas City, MO-KS	$63,980	30	16% below national
40	Fayetteville, NC	$63,960	N/A	16% below national
41	Huntsville, AL	$63,670	40	16% below national
42	East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$63,610	70	17% below national
43	Springfield, MO	$63,370	40	17% below national
44	Richmond, VA	$63,060	170	17% below national
45	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$62,810	N/A	18% below national
46	St. Louis, MO-IL	$62,360	80	18% below national
47	Toledo, OH	$62,340	50	18% below national
48	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$62,070	N/A	19% below national
49	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$61,920	220	19% below national
50	Madison, WI	$61,460	70	19% below national
51	Jackson, MS	$61,200	N/A	20% below national
52	Rochester, NY	$61,190	60	20% below national
53	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$60,260	600	21% below national
54	Boise City, ID	$59,920	90	21% below national
55	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$59,890	130	21% below national
56	Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$59,550	50	22% below national
57	Columbus, OH	$57,090	190	25% below national
58	Auburn-Opelika, AL	$56,110	50	26% below national
59	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$49,540	130	35% below national
60	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,930	160	37% below national
61	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$46,730	140	39% below national
62	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$39,620	N/A	48% below national

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